After Miami Beach’s general election earlier this month, commission seats were left empty as none of the candidates garnered enough votes needed to win. Just ahead of Tuesday’s voting day, the city’s residents can cast their early vote Saturday and Sunday.

North Miami’s election took another bizarre turn late Friday afternoon. Miami-Dade’s Canvasing Board, in an abundance of caution, chose not to certify the vote. Instead they invited losing candidates to come to Doral and inspect ballots.

What was supposed to be a presidential debate quickly turned into cringe-inducing combat. The candidates clobbered each other in a colossal clash that made some viewers worry we were going to see a presidential punchfest.

Most political candidates and parties often discuss children as the future of the United States. But, a new study has found that children are being almost completely ignored by the GOP candidates running for president in 2012 and the media.